Occident by Joanna Newsom
Occident by Joanna Newsom

Occident

Joanna Newsom * Track #12 On Have One on Me

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Occident by Joanna Newsom

Release Date
Tue Feb 23 2010
Performed by
Joanna Newsom
Produced by
Joanna Newsom
Writed by
Joanna Newsom
About

This song is about the mercilessness of the western world and how intolerant it is toward dreamers. ‘Occident’ refers to the west, as well as ‘building glowing cities’.

It is about one who lives in a dream, soft and unmoved – when suddenly her world is shattered by the leaving of one integral to he...

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Occident Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mercy me, the night is long
Take my pen to write you this song
Lord, is it harder to carry on
Or to know when you are done?

[Verse 2]
All my life, I've felt as though
I'm inside a beautiful memory replaying
With the sound turned down low

[Chorus 1]
Long-life, show your face
Slow-heart, curb your taste
Smoke me out of my hiding place
Long-life, state your case

[Verse 3]
What in the world are we waiting for?
Building glowing cities 'long the shore
Where the wind batters in
Baiting my kin like a matador

[Verse 4]
So much value placed upon
What lies just beyond our plans
Waving my handkerchief, running along
'Til the end of the sand

[Chorus 2]
Long-life, speak your name
So tired of the guessing game
But something is moving just out of frame
Slow heart, brace and aim

[Verse 5]
Breaching slowly, 'cross the sea
One mast, flash like the stinger of a bee
To take you away, a swarming fleet
Is gonna take you from me

[Verse 6]
The universe is getting loose
Sodden spread from some leaden disuse
Rushing, unhinged towards diminishing lights
Like a headless caboose

[Verse 7]
I'll wait for you alongside the ocean
And make do with my no-skin
But then, long-life, will you let me in?
And then, slow-heart, are you gonna know him?

[Chorus 3]
Long-life, speak your name
I wait while I decry the wait
And when I die, may I relate
Slow heart, congregate

[Verse 8]
To leave your home, and your family
For some distortion of property?
Well, darling, I can't go
But you may stay here with me

Occident Q&A

Who wrote Occident's ?

Occident was written by Joanna Newsom.

Who produced Occident's ?

Occident was produced by Joanna Newsom.

When did Joanna Newsom release Occident?

Joanna Newsom released Occident on Tue Feb 23 2010.

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